Together, the unusual coalition of competitors, aims to roll out 30,000 chargers in North America, which would be significantly higher than Tesla's fast-chargers

The high-profile criminal case against Choi, an award-winning engineer, highlights Seoul's efforts to crack down on industrial espionage

The automaker aims to launch next-gen lithium-ion batteries in 2026, state-of-the-art solid-state batteries a year later and introduce a "self-propelling" assembly line

Purchases of Nio models slid in April and May as a price war intensified, with Tesla's China sales more than five times Nio's over the same period

Musk is expected to meet several senior Chinese officials and visit Tesla's Shanghai plant later in the week

The trip is Musk's first to China since he made headlines in early 2020 by dancing on stage at Tesla's Shanghai gigafactory

Musk's comment represents a shift in stance for Tesla, which saw talks with the Narendra Modi-led government hit a deadlock last year

Executives from the electric vehicle maker are said to have discussed the incentives on offer to them with Indian government officials

Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee and Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk’s meeting was the first between the heads of the South Korean chip giant and the US electric-vehicle maker

The move came as data from the China Passenger Car Association showed the electric vehicle maker delivered 14.7% fewer China-made electric vehicles in April, compared to March

The world’s biggest car maker by volume has been slow to join the EV revolution but has pledged to introduce 10 new battery-powered models

The world’s auto executives will be in Shanghai this week for the city’s auto show with Chinese car firms now enjoying unprecedented dominance